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I took delivery of the red FSR Tele Deluxe earlier this week from Peach, and have to say it is the best non-USA made Fender I've ever played. I've had Baja Teles, Classic Player Strats, CIJ, Classic Vibe etc, and this guitar wipes the floor with the lot of them.
There seriously isn't a single thing I can criticise it for. Impeccably built, light, looks stunning, sounds great clean and with any level of drive. I'm far more impressed than I ever hoped to be and at £299 I consider it an absolute steal. Regardless of whatever is going on behind closed doors with Fender blowing them out, this is a lot of guitar for that kind of money.
I was very tempted by the AVRI Thinlines but, like a few others, the 7.25" radius and 3 saddle bridge put me off. The MIM FSR has a 12" radius on an unexpectedly thicker neck, 6 saddle bridge and a gutaway on the rear. Nice design, well executed - chuffed to bits!
Just to add some historical perspective here (yes - I am very old) - before 1983, every guitar that left Fullerton had a 7.25" radius...
No one seemed to be put off by it. It was 'part' of a Fender guitar.
Yeah possibly. ) There's no way I'd have paid £1500 (or even £1300 which I've seen advertised on some UK stores which didn't have the super-deal price).
I remember a good while back, before the recession and prices went nuts, I tried an AVRI '52 tele. It was very nice, but I wasn't sure it was any nicer than the Tokais I'd tried at half the price (maybe even a little less), apart from the fact it had a nitro finish and came with a case. I have to admit that my thinline feels very, very similar to my tokai breezysound (though the breezy is poly).
The way prices have gone now, though, those Tokais are no cheaper than this super-deal price (plus they don't have a thinline '72 model), and even the prices I've seen on the MIM '72 thinline are a couple of hundred more than the £700 for the AVRI version on Coda/Peach.
So, I agree with you- the original price was way too high. But I think the deal price is a pretty good deal, too. If that makes sense.
Agreed. I've said before, but I kick myself I didn't get a USA standard strat when they were £600. At the time I convinced myself I preferred the vintage-spec models and got a Tokai. I do still really like the vintage-spec models, and they probably have slightly better vintage tones, but the more modern spec USA models are a lot more useful for a wider range of tones and playing styles.
And as you say, having a really high price and then having to blow things out at half price doesn't exactly make for a sustainable business- it doesn't exactly persuade anyone to pay full price, in case the price drops next week!
I remember I liked the MIM '72 custom I tried, but I figured it was too dear. And the AVRI versions especially, for what's quite a niche instrument. I have way too many guitars (i.e. can afford to have them be one-trick ponies), and even I'd have balked at that kind of money for what's quite a nich instrument (I have the same problem with rickies, I really liked the one I tried, but I'd maybe use it 1% of the time, and at well over £1000 that's just not going to happen). I reckon that was the problem. I can see someone saving up £1500 for a strat or tele which you can use for most types of music short of really hard rock and metal (and those types of players probably aren't looking at an AVRI anyway).
Granted, a lot of the indie types seem to use them, so maybe they're not as niche as I think.
I guess my point is, I wasn't considering one at all at full price, but the price drop dropped it enough that it sort of made sense. )
If I'd missed a USA standard or deluxe strat with a maple board, though, I'd have been pissed.
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Not mine, anyway. Way I see it (and this is just me) if I get a good deal I go for it and hang onto it, or I pass and let someone else get it. I'm sure a couple of people on here (and on other forums) were pissed that they missed out, and seeing one come up like this where it looks suspiciously like someone bought it because they thought they could sell it on for more is gonna be a bit annoying, I'd imagine.
Of course, if the person bought it meaning to keep it and just didn't like it, that's different. Though putting the starting bid at £200 more than he/she (most likely) paid would suggest that that isn't the case, and that it was bought to sell. Could be wrong.
Even if someone knew the price, though, and missed it, they might figure that it's still a decent price compared with paying the going new rate of ~£1300 (if they get it for the £900 if no-one else bids). But it'd leave a pretty bad taste in your mouth (or it would in mine) if you knew the original price...
If it sells at the start price of £900 - when eBay and PayPal get there share of the fees he's making very little profit.